GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| whittle | a large knife |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |